RUS Russian

Course Placement. Students who have learned Russian at home must consult the department for placement instructions. Students with two years of Russian in high school normally continue in RUS 002; those with three years, RUS 003; those with four years, RUS 004.

Courses in RUS:

RUS001—Elementary Russian(5)Active

Discussion—5 hour(s); Laboratory—1 hour(s).Introduction to Russian grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication. (Letter.)GE credit: AH, WC.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

RUS001A—Accelerated Intensive Elementary Russian(15)Active

Lecture/Discussion—15 hour(s).Special 12 week accelerated, intensive summer session course that combines the work of courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to Russian grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with emphasis on communication.Not open to students who have completed RUS 001, RUS 002, or RUS 003.(Letter.)Effective: 2008 Summer Special Session.

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Extensive Writing.Prerequisite(s):Upper division standing or consent of instructor.Knowledge of Russian not required. Investigation of significant themes and issues of Russian literature and culture within their European context. May be repeated up to 1 Time(s).(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, WC, WE.Effective: 2017 Spring Quarter.

RUS122—19th-Century Russian Literature(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Prerequisite(s):RUS 101C when the course offered in Russian; no prerequisite when offered in English.Not open to students who have taken course 121 and 127.Study of Russian literature (prose fiction, drama, poetry) from the period between 1800 and the end of the 19th century. May include authors like Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov. Offered alternately in English or Russian. (Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, VL, WC, WE.Effective: 2015 Spring Quarter.

RUS124—Twentieth-Century Russian Literature(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Prerequisite(s):RUS 101C when offered in Russian; no prerequisite when offered in English.Study of Russian literature (prose, drama, poetry) from the period between 1900 and the end of the 20th century. Authors like Y. Olesha, M. Bulgakov, D. Kharms, and L. Petrushevskaia. Taught in Russian.Not open for credit to students who have taken RUS 123 or RUS 128.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, VL, WC, WE.Effective: 2015 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Completion of Subject A requirements.History of Russian film; film and social revolution, the cult of Stalin, dissident visions; film and the collapse of the Soviet empire; gender and the nation in Russian film. Course taught in English; films are in Russian with English subtitles.(Same course as FMS 129.)(Letter.)GE credit: AH, VL, WC, WE.Effective: 2009 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Major authors and trends in Russian literature in post-1991 period. Discussion of impact of economic, social, and cultural turmoil of post-Soviet period on literary marketplace. Analysis of development of literary postmodernism in Russia.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, WC, WE.Effective: 2016 Spring Quarter.

RUS139—Pushkin (4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Prerequisite(s):RUS 101C; or Consent of Instructor.Three major periods of Pushkin's poetical works: his early Lyceum verse; his poetry of the early 1820s; and the mature period. Further study of Pushkin's prose fiction, drama, and journalism.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, WC, WE.Effective: 2015 Fall Quarter.

RUS140—Dostoevsky (in English)(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Reading and analysis of Dostoevskys principal works such as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Diary. Study of social and political views as reflected in Dostoevskys works.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, WC, WE.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

RUS141—Tolstoy (in English)(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Study of Leo Tolstoy's literary evolution and moral quest. Readings include his Confession, a major novel such as War and Peace or Anna Karenina, and representative shorter fiction.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, WE.Effective: 2015 Fall Quarter.

RUS142—Women in Russian Culture(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Study of the representation of women in contemporary Russian fiction and film. Exploration of issues such as family dynamics/motherhood, sexuality, work, and women's relationship to the state. Offered in English.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, VL, WC, WE.Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

RUS143—Chekhov (in English)(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Extensive Writing.Examination of Chekhov's short stories and major plays, such as The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard, and Ivanov, in the broader cultural context of European and Russian fin de siecle. (Letter.)GE credit: AH, OL, WC, WE.Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Variable.Prerequisite(s):A Russian literature course (may be taken concurrently).A research essay, based on primary and secondary sources, dealing in depth with a topic arising from or related to the prerequisite literature course. May be repeated for credit.May be repeated for credit.(Letter.)GE credit: AH, WC, WE.Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

RUS194H—Special Study for Honors Students(4)Active

Independent Study—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Open only to majors of senior standing who qualify for honors program.Guided research, under the direction of a faculty member, leading to a senior honors thesis on a topic in Russian studies.(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

RUS195H—Honors Thesis(4)Active

Independent Study—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):RUS 194H.Writing an honors thesis, under the direction of a faculty member, on a topic in Russian studies.(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.